At this time, Xinghuang suddenly thought of something, and said: "Madam, the mother-in-law in charge saw that Mingxi went to Yanyu Villa, but it was far away, and the mother-in-law's eyes were a little bad, and she was not sure." After Mingxi disappeared, the housekeeper of the outer courtyard also sent them to Yanyu Villa to look for them, but no one was found. ”

Hearing Xinghuang and Qin's mother both mention Yanyu Villa, Liang didn't know what place it was, so he asked, "What is Yanyu Villa?" Is it the property of the second room or the Zhuangzi of the stewards themselves?"

Because some stewards of the Gu family have worked in the Gu family for most of their lives, and they are the sons of the head of the house, after they have children and grandchildren, they do not want to live in the house, and the housekeeper's wife will reward them with a Zhuangzi to live in.

On the one hand, it is to let them live, and on the other hand, it is also to facilitate the stewards to take care of the Zhuangzi and prevent the tenant farmers from making trouble.

When Mother Qin heard this, she thought for a moment in her mind before she said: "Madam, Yanyu Villa is a Zhuangzi that Mrs. Cai married, because it is Mrs. Cai's own private property, many people don't know that she has such a Zhuangzi." If it hadn't been mentioned to me last time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known that the big Yanyu Villa would actually be Mrs. Cai's?"

Seeing that Liang was in deep thought, Mother Qin personally made a pot of tea, poured a cup out, and handed it to the high table beside Liang.

"Madam, you may not know that Yanyu Villa is a very profitable Zhuangzi, and there are mountains and rivers in the Zhuangzi, and the scenery is excellent. I don't know how many literati and artists go there every year to escape the summer, and sometimes they will hold a poetry party and tea party in it, and Zhuangzi relies on this alone, not rent, and his income must be thousands of taels. ”

Liang didn't believe it, thinking that Qin's mother had made up some lies to deceive her, and asked again, "Qin's mother, how do you know that Yanyu Villa doesn't rely on rent, and its income is thousands of taels?"

If a Zhuangzi does not rely on the rents and harvests of the tenants, he wants to earn a few thousand taels a year, unless it is an imperial village and is worshiped by the palace.

Otherwise, the ordinary small village outside, plus the tenants' rent and harvest, will only be a thousand taels of silver when the annual income is full. If Cai's Yanyu Villa is really so profitable, then aren't the rumors that the second room is living a tight life false?

"Madam, what the old slave said is true. That mother-in-law was the mother-in-law who served in Yanyu Villa, and her son was the second manager of Yanyu Villa, so she was transferred, if the wife really didn't believe what the old slave said, just call the mother-in-law, and the wife should ask clearly. Mother Qin was afraid that Liang would not believe it, so she said it again word by word.

Liang reintegrated the words that Qin's mother and Xinghuang said in his mind, since Yanyu Villa is Cai's dowry Zhuangzi, and Mingxi's girl disappeared when she went to Yanyu Villa, could it be that Cai's knew something? That's why the stewards are not allowed to report to the officials to look for people?

In order to verify the guess in his heart, Liang whispered to Xinghuang, who was standing beside him.

"Xinghuang, you call a few clever girls, take the portrait of Mingxi, go to Yanyu Villa to ask me a good question, maybe someone has seen Mingxi. Since the poison in my decoction was ordered by her to topaz, I thought that she must have known something, so she disappeared. ”

Xinghuang got Liang's order and was about to turn around and go out.

Before going out, Liang was a little uneasy, and instructed again, "When you go to Yanyu Villa, remember to avoid Cai's eyes and ears, I guess this matter is related to her, maybe those summer withering and deathburns in my decoction were ordered by the girl in Mingxi." It's just that she didn't expect that Mingxi's girl was also alert, and she ordered Huang Yu to do this. ”

After seeing Xinghuang go out, Qin's mother quickly closed the door of the house. After helping Liang to rest on the couch, he said: "Madam, in fact, before Mingxi's disappearance, when she lived in the inverted house, she was burned by fire, but at that time, there was a small maid who was patrolling the night outside, and she was rescued easily." When the housekeeper of the outer courtyard investigated the cause of the fire the day after tomorrow, she found that the fire was set by the maid who was waiting by Mrs. Cai's side. ”

Liang Shi lay on the couch, coughed lightly, drank half a cup of tea, barely suppressed, and sneered a few times, "She wants to kill people and kill her mouth, but it's a pity that God didn't help her, so the little guy who patrols the night was saved." I guess that the reason why Mingxi's girl went to Yanyu Villa was her idea nine times out of ten, and she killed someone in that place, but she couldn't find any traces. ”

Now that it has been determined that it was Cai's hands and feet, Liang now only needs to wait for the evidence to be gathered and lure the snake out of the hole. It's just that she hasn't figured out yet, why Cai's is doing things in her decoction, she has no grudges with Cai, and she doesn't have too much communication, Cai's has no reason to do this?

And she came to the second room as a guest, if she lost her life in the second room, the second room would not be able to escape. When the time comes, let alone the long house, even the Jinling Liang Palace, will also have an unpleasant quarrel with the second room for this matter. As the wife of the housekeeper, Cai's is afraid that it will be difficult to clear his suspicion in this matter.

Qin's mother looked at Liang's stunned on the couch, looking thoughtful, only to remember that Chengjiang handed over the letter two days ago, saying that Gu Li was going down to pick up Liang's back for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Only now did he say: "Mrs., two days ago, the old man asked someone to deliver the letter, saying that he invited his wife to return to Chengjiang with the three girls and the old lady during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The lord also said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunions, whether the old lady agrees or not, please ask the wife to bring the old lady back. ”

Liang took the letter handed over by Qin's mother, glanced at it a few times, threw the letter aside, picked up a cup of tea next to him, drank half a sip, and said indignantly: "He is really the old lady's precious son, in a letter, he asked the old lady how she is doing?" Does it smell good? Did you sleep well? Not a word about me, what are you doing with the letter to me? Just take it to the old lady and get it. ”

"Madam, the old lady has been sick for so long, but Mama Liang didn't deliver the news back, and Feng Lao'an also sent someone to deliver the news. The old man finally wrote a letter, and naturally asked about the old lady's physical condition. If you are sick yourself, if you don't write to the lord and tell him, how can the lord know?" Mother Qin smiled and handed over a plate of snacks.

Liang sighed, supported his chin with his hand, took a piece of mung bean crisp from the small plate, and muttered: "Now that there are many things at home, he has to be busy with Brother Cheng's marriage, I fell in love with the girl of the Lin family in Fujian, he fell in love with the girl of the Hai family in Sichuan, and he also said that he had seen the girl of the Hai family in Sichuan, and it was a good birth." If I marry into our Gu family, within a few years, I will be able to give birth to a big fat grandson. ”

"Madam, in the first half of the year, my uncle and wife hugged her grandson, and the princess was so happy that she not only rewarded a lot of things down, but also asked someone to take my uncle and wife to live in the palace for more than half a year, and brought Brother Zhang. The princess praised Brother Zhang in front of the prince, saying that this is a good son of the Liang family. The prince was dissatisfied with the children of his uncle's family, and he was worried about Brother Cheng in his heart. ”

Mother Qin knew what Liang was thinking, and followed suit.